<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Flat UI Free</title>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

    <!-- Loading Bootstrap -->
    <link href="../../plugins/Flat-UI-master/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css" rel="stylesheet">

    <!-- Loading Flat UI -->
    <link href="../../plugins/Flat-UI-master/css/flat-ui.css" rel="stylesheet">
	
	<!-- Loading Custom Theme -->
	<link href="../../css/custom-theme.css" rel="stylesheet">
	
    <!-- HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements. All other JS at the end of file. -->
    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
      <script src="js/html5shiv.js"></script>
      <script src="js/respond.min.js"></script>
    <![endif]-->
  </head>
  <body onbeforeunload="resetsearch()" class="default">
	<nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation">
		<div class="container">
			<div class="row">
				<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbar-collapse-01">
					<ul class="nav navbar-nav">
						<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/index" target="_top">HOME</a></li>
						<li class="dropdown">
							<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY</a>
							<ul class="dropdown-menu">
								<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/health-care-industry-overview" target="_top">Overview</a></li>
								<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/health-care-industry-challenges" target="_top">Challenges</a></li>
								<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/health-care-industry-health-care-professionals" target="_top">Health Care Professionals</a></li>
								<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/health-care-industry-financing-and-economics" target="_top">Financing and Economics</a></li>
								<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/health-care-industry-key-measures" target="_top">Key Measures</a></li>
								<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/health-care-industry-regulations-and-standards" target="_top">Regulations and Standards</a></li>
							</ul>
						</li>
						<li class="dropdown active">
							<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">INDUSTRY SEGMENTS</a>
							<ul class="dropdown-menu">
								<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/industry-segments-revenue-cycle-management" target="_top">Revenue Cycle Management</a></li>
								<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/industry-segments-hospital-and-hospital-systems" target="_top">Hospital & Hospital Systems</a></li>
								<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/industry-segments-managed-care" target="_top">Managed Care</a></li>							
							</ul>
						</li>
						<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/industry-trends-and-updates" target="_top">INDUSTRY TRENDS & UPDATES</a></li>
					</ul>
					<form action="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/system/app/pages/search" target="_top" class="navbar-form navbar-right" id="search" role="search">
						<div class="form-group">
							<div class="input-group">
								<input class="form-control" type="search" placeholder="Search" id="navbarInput-01" name="q">
								<span class="input-group-btn">
									<button type="submit" class="btn"><span class="fui-search"></span></button>
								</span>            
							</div>
						</div>               
					</form>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div>
	</nav>
	
	<div class="container">
		<div class="row">
			<div class="col-sm-2 block3 colorBar">
				<a class="leftArrow" href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/industry-segments-hospital-and-hospital-systems/key-concepts" target="_top">
					<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left"></span>
				</a>
			</div>
			<div class="col-sm-8">
				<div class="closecontainer">
					<a class="closebutton col-scale" href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/industry-segments-hospital-and-hospital-systems" target="_top">
						<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-remove" style="color:#afafaf; size: 14px; text-align: center; left:9px; top: 9px;"></span>
					</a>
				</div>
				<p class="content-title">Organization</p>
				<p class="paragraph">
					A hospital is an organization that consists of committees and departments and requires highly trained staffs, equipments, and facilities to fully 
					serve its function (see figure 1). It has a corporate structure, the business aspect, that concerns with the hospital’s revenues and how to make the organization 
					productive; and a medical-service structure that is committed to its medical responsibility. Hospitals differ from other firms for patients typically don’t pay 
					hospitals directly for there are insurance that compensates some of their expenses., hospital’s ownership is uncertain for it may be a not-for-profit voluntary 
					or government organization, and Physicians or doctors mostly controls medical care and have no direct connection from funds.
				</p>
				<img class="picture" src="../../img/industry-segments-hospital-and-hospital-systems-organization/h&hsorganization.png" width="500px" height="300px"></img>
				<p class="source">Figure 1</p>
				<p class="content-title">Board and Administration</p>
				<p class="paragraph">
					Most large hospitals have a governing board that operates the hospitals and protects the hospital’s assets. They are responsible for assigning administrative 
					leaders of the hospital and designating hospital’s daily operations and budget. The administrative body (CEO, Vice President(s), Executive Assistants, Department 
					heads) reports and implements the strategic goals and decisions set by the board. They oversee the hospital’s finances and initiates the hospital’s policies and 
					procedures.
				</p>
				<p class="content-title">Information Services</p>
				<p class="paragraph">
					Information Services are non-medical services that are in charge with the hospital’s documents, records, and information. They are mostly administrative support 
					service. It includes the following departments:
					<ol type="1" class="paragraph">
						<li>Admissions- where patient’s information is kept and added to the hospital’s information system.</li>
						<li>Billing & Collection- responsible for tracking hospital’s expenditures, paying bills and collecting money.</li>
						<li>Medical Records- responsible of maintaining and updating patient’s medical records</li>
						<li>Computer Information Systems – Information Technology department</li>
						<li>Health Education</li>
						<li>Human Resources- responsible for planning manpower and performance evaluation of hospital staffs.</li>
					</ol>
				</p>
				<p class="content-title">Therapeutic Services</p>
				<p class="paragraph">Therapeutic Services are medical services that focus on the treatment of patients. It includes the following departments:
					<ol type="1" class="paragraph">
						<li>Physical Therapy - treatment to improve large muscle mobility</li>
						<li>Occupational Therapy - treatment goal is to help patient regain fine motor skills</li>
						<li>Speech/Language Pathology - identify, evaluate, treat speech/language disorders</li>
						<li>Respiratory Therapy - treat patients with heart and lung disease</li>
						<li>Medical Psychology - concerned with mental well-being of patients</li>
						<li>Social Services - connect patients with community resources (financial aid, etc.)</li>
						<li>Pharmacy - dispense medications</li>
						<li>Dietary - maintain nutritionally sound diets for patients</li>
						<li>Sports Medicine - provide rehabilitative services to athletes</li>
						<li>Nursing - provide care for patients</li>
					</ol>
				</p>
				<p class="content-title">Diagnostic Services</p>
				<p class="paragraph">Diagnostic Services are medical services that determines or investigates the cause(s) of the patient’s illness or injury. It includes the following departments:
					<ol type="1" class="paragraph">
						<li>Medical Laboratory - studies body tissues</li>
						<li>Medical Imaging - radiology, MRI, CT, ultrasound</li>
						<li>Emergency Medicine -provides emergency diagnoses and treatment</li>
					</ol>
				</p>
				<p class="content-title">Support Services</p>
				<p class="paragraph">Support Services provides clinical or non-clinical support for the entire hospital. It includes the following:
					<ol type="1" class="paragraph">
						<li>Central Supply - orders, receives, stocks & distributes equipment & supplies</li>
						<li>Biomedical Technology - design, build repair, medical equipment</li>
						<li>Housekeeping & Maintenance - maintain safe, clean environment</li>
					</ol>
				</p>
			</div>
			<div class="col-sm-2 block3 colorBar">
				<a class="rightArrow" href="https://sites.google.com/a/pointwest.com.ph/hmc-domain-website/industry-segments-hospital-and-hospital-systems/function" target="_top">
					<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span>
				</a>
			</div>
		</div>	
	</div>

    <!-- Load JS here for greater good =============================-->
    <script src="../../flat-ui/js/jquery-1.8.3.min.js"></script>
    <script src="../../flat-ui/js/jquery-ui-1.10.3.custom.min.js"></script>
    <script src="../../flat-ui/js/jquery.ui.touch-punch.min.js"></script>
    <script src="../../flat-ui/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
    <script src="../../flat-ui/js/bootstrap-select.js"></script>
    <script src="../../flat-ui/js/bootstrap-switch.js"></script>
    <script src="../../flat-ui/js/flatui-checkbox.js"></script>
    <script src="../../flat-ui/js/flatui-radio.js"></script>
    <script src="../../flat-ui/js/jquery.tagsinput.js"></script>
    <script src="../../flat-ui/js/jquery.placeholder.js"></script>
	<script src="../../js/custom-theme.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>